Below are mentioned Three so-called Hadith.Though there meanings are good but not established as valid sayings Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.w <br />(1) City of Knowledge and Ali a.s is Gate (2) Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave (3) seek knowledge even if you have to go as far as china <br /> <br />In reference to the following Hadith: <br />“I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gate.” <br /> <br />It was related by al-Hakim, at-Tabarani and others. It was also related by at-Tirmidhi with the wording, “I am the House of Wisdom, and Ali is its Door.” <br /> <br />Daraqutni labeled the Hadith as mudtarib (shaky), both in isnad and text. <br />Tirmidhi labeled it is ghareeb (weak) and munkar (rejected). <br />Bukhari said that the Hadith has no sahih narration and declared it un-acknowledgeable. <br />Qurtubi said about this Hadith in al-Jame’ li Ahkam al-Quran: “This Hadith is Batil (false)!” <br />Ibn Maeen said that the Hadith is a baseless lie. <br />Dhahabi considered it a forgery and included it in his book on forged Hadiths. <br />Al-Hakim declared that it is weak. Amongst others who dismissed the Hadith are Abu Zur`ah, Abu Hatim, Yahya bin Saeed, etc. <br />Albani declared the Hadith to be Mawdoo (fabricated). <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />sources: <br /> <br />The Hadith (i.e. the city of knowledge…) has been shown/declared to be false/fabricated by the following scholars: <br /> <br />Yahya Bin Ma’een <br />Source: al Jarh wat-Ta’deel 6/99 <br />Su’alat ibn Junayd #185 <br />Tareekh Baghdad 11/205 <br /> <br />Ahmad Bin Hanbal <br />Source: Tareekh Baghdad 11/49 <br /> <br />Ibn Hibban <br />Source: al Majruheen 2/136 <br /> <br />Ibn ’Adi <br />Source: al Kamel fi ad-Du’afa 1/311 & 316 <br /> <br />Al-Daraqutni <br />Source: Ta’liqat ‘ala al Majruheen 179 <br /> <br />Ibn Tahir al-Maqdisi <br />Source: Dhakhirat al Huffadh 5/2578 - Tadhkirat al Huffadh #136 <br /> <br />Ibn Al-Arabi al Maliki <br />Source: Ahkam al Quran 3/86 <br /> <br />Ibn A’sakir <br />Source: Tareekh Dimashq 45\321 <br /> <br />Ibn Al-Jawzi <br />Source: Al Mawdu’at 2/112-116 <br /> <br />Al-Nawawi <br />Source: Tahdheeb al Asma’ wal-Lughat 1/348 <br /> <br />Al-Mizzi <br />Source: Tahdheeb al Kamal 11/462 <br /> <br />Al Dhahabi <br />Source: Mizan al-I’tidal 1/415 - 1/110
